Levnesovia
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
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Levnesovia is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan.[1] It was related to Bactrosaurus. The type species is L. transoxiana. The genus name honours the late Russian paleontologist Lev Nessov, and the specific name refers to the ancient region Transoxiana.[1] It is known from partial skulls, maxillae, dentaries and numerous bones of the postcranial skeleton.
| Levnesovia Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | †Ornithischia |
| Clade: | †Ornithopoda |
| Genus: | †Levnesovia Sues and Averianov, 2009 |
| Species: | †L. transoxiana |
| Binomial name | |
| †Levnesovia transoxiana Sues and Averianov, 2009 | |
